Our devo author today says, "God said, 'Let us make man in our image, in our likeness' (Genesis 1:26), and His creation was complete and good. In a sense, these same words are spoken of us who are in Christ every day of our lives. We are being 'renewed in knowledge after the image of our creator' day by day (Col. 3:9-10). This is what salvation is. God is making us ever new, ever more complete...He is restoring His likeness in us."
This is called sanctification. As we grow in our love for God because of our understanding of how much he's loved us, our hearts begin to change. God does a work in our heart, soul, mind, and strength. He conforms us more to His image so that we better reflect Him.
The process of sanctification will never be complete on this earth. We are flesh until our days here are complete. But when they are, sanctification will also be complete. We will be restored to our original glory, dwelling with God for eternity in a beautiful garden city with no curse, no pain, no tears, and no sin (take a look at Revelation 21 & 22). Praise be to God. No wonder John said "...Come, Lord Jesus!" in Revelation 22:20. And so we wait with baited breath for the day of our complete restoration.
This Is The Gospel, Day 2 #SheReadsTruth
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